Thanks for sharing the fact of this much popular tre !! Tanay On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Subhash Sule <[email protected]>wrote:
> African Sausage Tree > > > > Some more info > > > > Regards > > > > Subhash Sule > > Sachetan / Centre for Holistic Studies > > www.chs-sachetan.org > > > > ***** > > > > Kigelia africana syn. of K. pinnata (Jacq.) DC. > > > > Kigelia pinnata (Jacq.) DC. syn. K. aethiopia ; K. africana ; Crescentia > pinnata Jacq. [WoI V 318. [Bole, Fl Saurashtra II, BSI p 157 > > * > > sausage tree,english,WoI Vol 5 p 318 > > brahmadan, marathi, Kigelia africana, INGALHALIKAR vol 2 p 495 > > > > HABITAT > > Cultivated in many parts of India. [WoI V 318 > > > > DESCRIPTION > > A medium-sized spreading tree of rapid growth, with short trunk and long > distorted branches. The bark of the tree is greyish brown, rough, leaves > imparipinnate: leaflets 7-9, elliptic-oblong or obovate, entire or serrate, > 3-6 in. long; flowers deep chocolate-red, in long pendulous panicles; fruit > gourd-like, up to 18 in. long 5 in. diam., hanging by a rope-like penduncle > up to 7 ft. long; seeds many, embedded in fibrous pulp. There is > condiderable diffrence of opinion regarding the identity and synonymy of the > plant cultivated in India with K. afaricana Benth. and K. aethiopica Decne. > [WoI V 318 > > > > AMENITY > > An ornamental and roadside tree. [WoI V 318 > > > > > > FOOD > > Roasted seeds are eaten in times of scarcity. [WoI V 319 > > + > > > > INDUSTRY > > The dry fruit may be used for the preparation of active carbon. [WoI V 319 > > > > MEDICINE > > The fruit is used in Africa as dressing for ulcers and for syphilis and > rheumatism; it has purgative properties. The bark is used in rheumatism, > dysentery and venereal diseases. [WoI V 319 > > > > PEST CONTROL > > Bark extracts inhibit Zinnia mosaic and Launaea mosaic viruses. Total > inhibition. MAPA 8902 666 > > > > TIMBER > > The wood (wt., 44 lb./cu. ft.) is hard and of good quality, but long pieces > are difficult to obtain. [WoI V 319 > > > > + > > promila chaturvedi to tanay, Padmini, indiantreepix > > show details 6:17 PM (16 hours ago) > > > > Long time back in a small writeup of National Geographic I read that Red > Indian used the juice of the leaves of this tree- Kijelia pinnata- to treat > skin malignancy. > > During British time a pod of the tree came to Bombay Presidecy shores with > the sea waves and it flurished in our climate happily. > > Promila > > > -- > **** > Be'ave Yourself: Reduce Reuse Recycle - GAIA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
